Fadi Daoud, owner of the upscale burger bar BRGR 9 (1382 W. Ninth St., 216-535-0001), says that his Warehouse District restaurant has been closed since Thursday, December 5 thanks to an underground water line failure.
“I think it was a crushed line under the street,” he reports. “The flood that came in our basement came from under the street.”
All of the restaurant’s walk-in coolers and storage are on the lower level, he adds. “It’s bad.”
“Closing right in the middle of the holidays is a nightmare,” he says. “My main concern is my employees — trying to keep them busy with work.”
Daoud says that city work should be completed early this week and he intends to reopen by Tuesday or Wednesday.
This article appears in Dec 4-10, 2013.
